Ben Johnson Likes Commanders Hire Even If It's Not His Coaching Tree

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It's not precisely a lawsuit of Ben Johnson saying, "take that," to Rams coach Sean McVay successful a conflict of who has nan bigger coaching tree.

McVay has a character stretching retired crossed nan NFL while Johnson has conscionable begun his career.

But personification could agelong nan truth a spot and telephone nan recently hired Washington Commanders violative coordinator, David Blough, a branch connected nan Johnson coaching tree.

Well, astatine slightest he would beryllium a seedling increasing adjacent Johnson if it's not really portion of nan Johnson tree, aliases he could beryllium much of a Dan Campbell branch.

#Commanders beforehand QB coach David Blough arsenic their caller Offensive Coordinator #raisehail pic.twitter.com/KfRKz0eWyn

— Theguyspov (@theguyspov_) January 9, 2026

Blough, nan erstwhile NFL backup quarterback, was connected nan Lions roster successful 2023 erstwhile Johnson was nan violative coordinator. He besides was location from 2019-20 arsenic a backup while Matt Paticia was caput coach and Johnson was an adjunct and 2021 erstwhile Campbell took complete but anterior to Johnson being promoted to violative coordinator

"He’s really smart, has a earthy measurement of connecting pinch everybody, coaches and players alike," Johnson said of Blough. "I cognize he’s highly respected, not conscionable for maine but besides evidently pinch nan Washington staff. They recovered tremendous worth successful him arsenic well.

"I deliberation he’ll do an outstanding occupation successful that role. I deliberation he’s really smart, he’s having played quarterback, he’s sewage that inward consciousness of really to thief elevate that position. And I deliberation he’ll beryllium capable to do that successful a play-calling domiciled going forward. I deliberation he’ll beryllium 1 of those young guys that gets a caput occupation earlier you cognize it."

Former #Purdue QB David Blough reflects connected his NFL debut:

“This is what you dream astir arsenic a kid. I’m thankful for it all.”

The undrafted rookie completed 22 of 38 passes for 280 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception successful nan Lions’ 24-20 nonaccomplishment to nan Bears connected Thanksgiving. pic.twitter.com/UvYb5Swtzf

— Andrew Pogar (@AndrewPogar) November 29, 2019

Blough played successful only 9 NFL games pinch only 7 starts during a playing profession that went from 2019-2023. His squad mislaid each of 7 starts, including his first commencement astatine Ford Field successful 2019, 24-20, successful spot of injured Matthew Stafford.

The existent Johnson coaching character will request to hold until aft this play ends, and his unit starts to get liking from different teams forming coaching staffs.

Commanders are hiring 30 twelvemonth aged erstwhile QB David Blough to beryllium their adjacent violative coordinator pic.twitter.com/xFGBVZy6Pj

— AJCFootball (@ajcfootball) January 9, 2026